Hi
I have seen threads similar to this but not quite what I need to ask.
Sebastian and I live in a small studio apartment (around 300 sq ft). It isn't ideal but it is the best I can do for now.
Before we moved to this place a year ago, Sebastian was and indoor/outdoor guy. He loved going outside a few times a day to listen to the squirrels yell at him and pretend he could catch birds. At that time, we also lived with a siamese mix female cat a bit older than him. She didn't like him, he liked to play with her but since she hated him, it was tough to do.
However, he did have a girlfriend in the outside world. He was so gentle and loving with her and chased any other cats away who even thought about coming near our patio.
Yes, he has been fixed since he adopted me about 9 years ago (he is somewhere around 10 yrs old). The female he loved was also fixed.
Now, I am afraid he is lonely. I work and attend school full-time. When I am home, I am often on the computer. He used to love to play and got a lot of exercize. Now he sleeps alot (too much?) and just kinda hangs out. I have tried a bird feeder at the window, the way our building is shaped it is difficult. Not sure the landlord would allow it because I would have to remove the screen. Also don't want him to fall out if there is no screen.
He hasn't set foot on soil in over a year. Our apartment is on the 3rd floor, no patio or balcony.
Soooo, I am thinking of getting another cat. First, would it be fair to bring another cat into such a small apartment? Second, would a kitten or an older cat be best?
I think a kitten would be good because they wouldn't know the outdoors as well and may be more amiable to a new cat. I think Sebastian would be gentle with a kitten, more so than a new adult male cat.
Then I think an adult would be best because there are so many who need homes. If it were a female I think there would be a good chance they could get along unless it was a queenly one like the Siamese mix we lived with. Yet, I don't want to get one that will not get along. How awful to share a small space with someone you don't like. Plus, if I adopted an older cat, they could share the same food - wouldn't have to separate kitten and senior food.
So, if I get a kitten, would male or female be best? Is there any way to tell the temperment of an adult cat before bringing her home?
If I decide to do this, it will be a forever thing so I want to do it well.
Any advice at all would be welcome.
Thank you
This is Sebastian a couple of years ago when he had a patio.
I have seen threads similar to this but not quite what I need to ask.
Sebastian and I live in a small studio apartment (around 300 sq ft). It isn't ideal but it is the best I can do for now.
Before we moved to this place a year ago, Sebastian was and indoor/outdoor guy. He loved going outside a few times a day to listen to the squirrels yell at him and pretend he could catch birds. At that time, we also lived with a siamese mix female cat a bit older than him. She didn't like him, he liked to play with her but since she hated him, it was tough to do.
However, he did have a girlfriend in the outside world. He was so gentle and loving with her and chased any other cats away who even thought about coming near our patio.
Yes, he has been fixed since he adopted me about 9 years ago (he is somewhere around 10 yrs old). The female he loved was also fixed.
Now, I am afraid he is lonely. I work and attend school full-time. When I am home, I am often on the computer. He used to love to play and got a lot of exercize. Now he sleeps alot (too much?) and just kinda hangs out. I have tried a bird feeder at the window, the way our building is shaped it is difficult. Not sure the landlord would allow it because I would have to remove the screen. Also don't want him to fall out if there is no screen.
He hasn't set foot on soil in over a year. Our apartment is on the 3rd floor, no patio or balcony.
Soooo, I am thinking of getting another cat. First, would it be fair to bring another cat into such a small apartment? Second, would a kitten or an older cat be best?
I think a kitten would be good because they wouldn't know the outdoors as well and may be more amiable to a new cat. I think Sebastian would be gentle with a kitten, more so than a new adult male cat.
Then I think an adult would be best because there are so many who need homes. If it were a female I think there would be a good chance they could get along unless it was a queenly one like the Siamese mix we lived with. Yet, I don't want to get one that will not get along. How awful to share a small space with someone you don't like. Plus, if I adopted an older cat, they could share the same food - wouldn't have to separate kitten and senior food.
So, if I get a kitten, would male or female be best? Is there any way to tell the temperment of an adult cat before bringing her home?
If I decide to do this, it will be a forever thing so I want to do it well.
Any advice at all would be welcome.
Thank you
This is Sebastian a couple of years ago when he had a patio.
